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Posted: 1/6/2014 3:23:46 AM EDT
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Grandson just had cursive in senior year of high school. There is still a need for it.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 3:29:07 AM EDT
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bah humbug! kids these days...I had to learn cursive and never use it so therefore they should have to learn cursive and never use it too!
But really, I remember spending a huge portion of my earlier school years writing cursive.......only to never use it after middle school. Important to know how to read as well as write, but emphasis should be placed in other areas. |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 3:30:17 AM EDT
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Sign Your Name Much? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm 30. Stopped using it in HS. Waste of time. Sign Your Name Much? That's always been my question. How the hell do you sign your name? What is your signature? Do you just print it? So where it says print and sign you just print it twice? |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 3:34:57 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/6/2014 3:39:07 AM EDT
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No kids. Other than signing my name I have not used it in years.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 3:42:30 AM EDT
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They don't teach it anymore around here. I work with a guy, 20, can't read or write cursive. I have the same problem with a guy at work. I write all my notes in cursive and he can't read them 
Maybe i should write them in text...U FU ^ BRO 
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Posted: 1/6/2014 4:06:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How would you write out a check if you don't use cursive? Not just the illegible signature scribbling....I mean the middle line where you write in the amount. In block lettering just like everyone else I know except my 92 year old grandfather... The only cursive I ever write anymore is my signature. I try to remember how, but my penmanship hasn't advanced since the 5th grade, so it doesn't make my writing appear any more professional. In my trade, everything important is typed up anyway, and only my notes are hand written anymore.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 4:09:45 AM EDT
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I hope the OP is ok with the metric system...God I hate the stupid 1/16 of an inch shit.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 4:21:11 AM EDT
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useless, and the kids dont seem to be learning it like back in the day
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Posted: 1/6/2014 4:29:00 AM EDT
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Taught it every year to my second and third graders. Great end of the day activity. Wasn't required and never took away from reading/math instruction time.
The main reason I taught it every year was because 99% of them were thrilled with learning and practicing it. It was one of the only activities that could garner that much enthusiasm and buy in from the students. |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 4:31:55 AM EDT
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Writing in cursive makes you appear educated and cultured.
I've never seen a printed scrawl that made me say, "now there is a guy who's too qualified for this job!" |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 4:39:18 AM EDT
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It's a sign of education and intelligence. Kinda like being able to read more than 120 words in one sitting. It is part of being a literate person. Seriously, I hate young people today. I hate watching them as they walk across the road with ear phones stuck in the ears. I hate their useless I phones and I hate the way they document their every dump on facebook or twitter. I hate the fact that they cannot write a real letter and I hate the fact that they eschew watches. |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 4:39:55 AM EDT
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my kids are in 2nd and 3rd grade. they are being taught it at school. its a "College Prep" Private school if that matters to anyone
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Posted: 1/6/2014 4:41:09 AM EDT
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My mom gets Freaked out about this subject. I mean she really gets worked up about it. I finally asked her the last time she had a fit "what is the purpose of cursive writing?"
I got a blank state. She's 70 she purposefully writes EVERYTHING in cursive now. Her cursive is very ornate but really hard to read It's quite funny. She can barely function on a computer and she's been using one for 20 years. Gr |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 4:44:25 AM EDT
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Writing in cursive makes you appear educated and cultured. I've never seen a printed scrawl that made me say, "now there is a guy who's too qualified for this job!" Talk about shallow wow Gr |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 4:44:59 AM EDT
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You can go nuts trying to read someones cursive hand writing. Military doesn't use it. Less mistakes.
Learning to read, write and spell is moe impotent. IMHO |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 4:46:13 AM EDT
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It is part of being a literate person. Seriously, I hate young people today. I hate watching them as they walk across the road with ear phones stuck in the ears. I hate their useless I phones and I hate the way they document their every dump on facebook or twitter. I hate the fact that they cannot write a real letter and I hate the fact that they eschew watches. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It's a sign of education and intelligence. Kinda like being able to read more than 120 words in one sitting. It is part of being a literate person. Seriously, I hate young people today. I hate watching them as they walk across the road with ear phones stuck in the ears. I hate their useless I phones and I hate the way they document their every dump on facebook or twitter. I hate the fact that they cannot write a real letter and I hate the fact that they eschew watches. Your a bitter man.....I agree with everything you wrote
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Posted: 1/6/2014 4:46:24 AM EDT
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I have a hard time reading peoples cursive. Not that I do not know how, More so they suck at writing it.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 4:56:17 AM EDT
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America is becoming a nation of morons that can't read, can't write, and can't even wear their fucking ball caps right side forward. At some point, our nation will simply cease to exist. Wither and die. Bunchafuckingmorons. |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 4:59:39 AM EDT
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I'd rather my kid get more training in keyboarding than 18th century caligraphy.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:01:26 AM EDT
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I was taught it and it came in handy when I had to transcribe historical documents.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:11:58 AM EDT
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I'd rather my kid get more training in keyboarding than 18th century caligraphy. This |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:20:38 AM EDT
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It is a shame that so few seem to use it any more.
I think it is actually faster and easier to write in cursive over printing. My mothers cursive is also very easy to read since she writes it properly. (she same from the era where they actually cared about forming it properly) |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:22:41 AM EDT
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From what I can tell, the only reason to learn cursive would be to stop people over 40 from grumbling. I'm 27, I learned it. Used it while it was required, then forgot it. I can still read it of course, but writing it would take a review of at least 20 minutes. And I'm not willing to commit that amount of time to it. Spot on |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:22:53 AM EDT
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Same here. Military killed my cursive. Can read it, but I doubt I could write it anymore. I still use all caps when I write. IMO it really is unneccesary today. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Cursive was taught when I was a wee lad, but when I got in the Navy it was "write in all caps perfectly", which is what I still do twenty+ years later. Other than signatures, I never use it. Same here. Military killed my cursive. Can read it, but I doubt I could write it anymore. I still use all caps when I write. IMO it really is unneccesary today. Even worse - in OS "A" School at Dam Neck, I had to learn how to do it backwards very quickly. THAT was fun. 
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:24:54 AM EDT
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Cursive was taught when I was a wee lad, but when I got in the Navy it was "write in all caps perfectly", which is what I still do twenty+ years later. Other than signatures, I never use it. This. |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:27:42 AM EDT
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I only use it for signatures. Other than that it's useless and needs to go away.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:28:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It went away with sir/ma'am, Mr./Mrs./Ms. etc...  That never went away. I don't know how you can call yourself a southerner and say that. |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:29:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryAnd that's why I use cursive. It's a more refined script for a more civilized age.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:33:37 AM EDT
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Judging from lots of the writing in GD, we've also stopped teaching grammar, spelling and critical thinking. I say screw it. Throw it all out--literacy is for suckers.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:34:22 AM EDT
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Of course it is important. Unless you want to take 2x a long to write everything.
This country is so fucked!! |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:37:16 AM EDT
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Pretty sure it has nothing to do with the ability of the child to learn, and everything to do with the extremely limited time most teachers get to teach subjects. I'd much rather children learn another language. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The idea that teaching anything takes away from being able to teach anything else is simply laughable, and says more about the person making that claim than anything about an intelligent child's ability to learn when taught by competent instructors. Pretty sure it has nothing to do with the ability of the child to learn, and everything to do with the extremely limited time most teachers get to teach subjects. I'd much rather children learn another language. Here's my question, and I'll gladly admit that it's premise is based purely on my own observation, but here you go: if teachers are so busy imparting upon our children an expanse of knowledge so great that it leaves no time to learn a written form of our own language, why are high school grads so ignorant these days? |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:40:04 AM EDT
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We all make choices about how we express ourselves to others. When I write a personal note I write in cursive since it shows I give a damn. I write personal or thank-you notes at least several times a year.
I don't need to know cursive to get a 40 hour a week job and keep a roof over my head, but thankfully I'm beyond the survival stage of life. All of you who have the spare time and resources to post to this thread aren't concerned with day to day survival either. |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:42:09 AM EDT
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It is part of being a literate person. Seriously, I hate young people today. I hate watching them as they walk across the road with ear phones stuck in the ears. I hate their useless I phones and I hate the way they document their every dump on facebook or twitter. I hate the fact that they cannot write a real letter and I hate the fact that they eschew watches. Bitter old man. I will say that I have a thing for watches though, I blame my brother. Can't take away my music though. 
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:45:01 AM EDT
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I know how to read and write it, but still hate writing the letter z. I really don't use it much anymore, just doesn't seem practical.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:45:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
America is becoming a nation of morons that can't read, can't write, and can't even wear their fucking ball caps right side forward. At some point, our nation will simply cease to exist. Wither and die. Bunchafuckingmorons. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSDFj78pUlmQllJ9UBiqp6eNIKvwD8c1J39ZV9D5lIURfoVaawumQ Jumps. j-u-m-p-s. It's present tense! Otherwise, you aren't using the letter "s." The "d" and "e" are already in "dog and "the." |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:46:25 AM EDT
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My cursive is far neater than my print. It is significantly easier to write. I can write twice as fast in cursive on paper. I can read four times as fast in cursive on a dry erase board. I suppose I'm going to learn on Friday when I start teaching how well 18 to 19 year old undergrad students understand cursive.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:52:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Of course it is important. Unless you want to take 2x a long to write everything. This country is so fucked!! |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:56:00 AM EDT
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I learned it and was forced to use it until I hit middle school/jr high where I got "WTF is this shit? No cursive!" That trend carried over into high school and college.
But I guess I'm a neanderthal for thinking it has no use in today's society, just as we've stopped using latin. And gasp, I don't see the need for a Poli Sci student to take a four credit biology class...because dissecting a frog will really help me in my career. |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 5:58:52 AM EDT
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Other than my signature, I don't think I've written anything in cursive since my 7th grade journal entries.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 6:01:24 AM EDT
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But I guess I'm a neanderthal for thinking it has no use in today's society, just as we've stopped using latin. And gasp, I don't see the need for a Poli Sci student to take a four credit biology class...because dissecting a frog will really help me in my career. Education does not necessarily equal job training, especially with majors like Poli Sci. Education is about broadening the mind for a more enriched life. Blame our large institutions for making the college degree some sort of entry level job cert, and blame yourself for buying it. |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 6:03:35 AM EDT
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it is indeed a sign of education--it signifies that a person went to a school that still teaches cursive. that's about it. And that's pretty important. The schools eliminating cursive are generally the same schools that produce mindless drones. If you meet a person that knows cursive, you can safely assume that their schooling didn't consist mostly of being trained to take No Child Left Behind type standardized tests. |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 6:10:54 AM EDT
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I think it's a valuable skill. How are these kid's signatures going to look without cursive?
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Posted: 1/6/2014 6:13:44 AM EDT
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It is a more efficient way to write than regular print. Although many apps are now typed, there is still a need to handwrite occasionally.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 6:14:41 AM EDT
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Uncle Sugar beat that shit right out of me during my career. 99.9% of my handwriting now is all block printing so it is easily legible for everyone.
Cursive used solely for signatures on checks and such. |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 6:15:26 AM EDT
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Anachronistic waste of time. Yes, and you should NEVER read for yourself what's actually written in the Constitution. Trust me, I'll tell you what it says.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 6:20:36 AM EDT
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I'm 30. Stopped using it in HS. Waste of time. 41 here. Cursive is fail and aids. |
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Posted: 1/6/2014 6:24:28 AM EDT
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Those that are thinking it is a lost art, I seriously think you can put it in the same league of why have a gun if it is not needed and used all the time.
That is my other pet peeve. I'm surrounded by COLLECTORS who never go shooting but everything has to be A1 brand new condition. The only real benefit for me is that I assist some in getting stuff and in return, they give some ammo that comes with whatever they pick up. Back to the topic, I think it is needed and necessary and at this day and age of emails and texting, sexing, twerking, flirting, whatever, it is needed. Just like first aid. I still send post cards and I keep it neat. Friends and family are shocked and amazed like WOW, its a treasure to get a post card from overseas.
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Posted: 1/6/2014 6:32:23 AM EDT
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writing in cursive takes 4x longer than printing. And it's harder to read. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Of course it is important. Unless you want to take 2x a long to write everything. This country is so fucked!!
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Posted: 1/6/2014 6:38:36 AM EDT
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I'm 32 and I stopped using cursive by 7th grade. All computers.
Children should learn to touch type, not write cursive. |
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